Chapter 79: The Whale Gang Under Siege

Having made up his mind, Fang Yun planned to talk to Lai Kuan and the Black Widow in a couple of days.

He figured they wouldn't refuse his request.

With the sun still up, Fang Yun thought it best to head to the coast first to find a way to retrieve that metal plant.

Or at least to find a safe place to secure it.

Keeping it on the coast wasn't particularly safe.

Thus, Fang Yun left the courtyard and walked toward the dock under the awed gazes of the Whale Gang members.

After Fang Yun left, the gang members immediately reported his whereabouts to their leader.

Meanwhile, those outside who had been keeping an eye on the Whale Gang also noticed Fang Yun's movements.

Thus, his whereabouts quickly spread throughout the island.

As Fang Yun walked toward the dock, he furrowed his brows, feeling the gazes directed at him.

These gazes were subtle, but he could still sense them clearly with his mind.

He couldn't understand why these people were paying such close attention to him.

However, thinking back to the commotion he had caused today, it seemed their attention on him was related to the Whale Gang.

Since it was connected to the Whale Gang, Fang Yun didn't feel as tense.

After all, being linked to the Whale Gang meant that these forces hadn't surpassed his ability to handle them.

Thus, Fang Yun chose to ignore them and continued on his way to the dock.

Upon arriving at the bustling dock, he noticed that while it was a gathering place for pirates, it was also the only place nearby with a lot of trading activities.

Therefore, the dock was still filled with people coming and going.

Fang Yun found a less crowded corner, focusing his mind on sensing the movements of the metal plant.

The metal plant was currently moving slowly toward the Whale Gang's direction, about ten meters underground at the dock.

Compared to the speed of the vines, the movement of the metal plant was rather pitiful.

However, if Fang Yun hadn't completely mastered this metal plant, it should be remaining still, adhering to its biological characteristics, rather than moving against them.

Fang Yun glanced at the busy dock and then at the Whale Gang's direction, feeling that neither of these places was suitable for the metal plant to stay.

Since he didn't need this plant at the moment, he would choose a relatively secluded spot to hide it.

Thus, Fang Yun made a decision and let the vines that had been following him dive underground at the dock, guided by his sense of the metal plant.

The roots entwined with the metal plant's roots and then dragged it into the seawater.

Afterward, Fang Yun walked along the left side of the dock toward the coastline.

The closer he got to the dock, the more people there were, and the number of buildings also increased significantly.

Fang Yun walked along the left coastline for quite a while before the surrounding population gradually thinned out.

After walking for a bit longer, he arrived at a beach.

Looking around, he realized it was an abandoned beach.

Behind the beach were some weeds and shrubs, and there were no people living nearby.

Such a place should go unnoticed when it came to hiding the metal plant.

Then, Fang Yun stayed put, quietly waiting for the vines to transfer the metal plant over.

Although the vines were fast, dragging such a burden slowed them down significantly.

A day later, with the water outside the beach surging, the black vines, wrapped around the metal plant, finally emerged on the beach.

Fang Yun then directed the vines to dig a huge pit in the sand.

Afterward, he buried the metal plant in the pit.

Once everything was done, it was already noon.

Fang Yun spent some more time urging the metal plant to burrow into the ground.

Fortunately, the soil here was loose, unlike the area where the metal plant had been growing, which had a large metal vein.

Fang Yun spent an hour getting the metal plant to go down about ten meters into the ground, completing this task.

Then, he led the vines toward the Whale Gang's location.

Just as he approached the Whale Gang's base, he heard shouts and the sounds of weapons clashing from that direction.

Hearing the commotion, Fang Yun frowned and suddenly recalled the people who had been monitoring him when he had gone to the dock yesterday.

Thinking of those people reminded him of their interest in the Whale Gang.

Perhaps this was an opportunity for other forces on the island to attempt to eliminate the Whale Gang while its leader was heavily injured.

Originally, Fang Yun didn't want to get involved in such matters.

But considering that his plan still required the Whale Gang's assistance, he realized that if Lai Kuan were killed, he would need to expend a lot of effort to regain control over the Whale Gang's forces.

Not only would that waste more time, but it would also increase his risk.

Fang Yun didn't believe that defeating Lai Kuan would mean he could easily defeat others.

After all, this world was an extraordinary one; even on a mundane island, no one knew what kind of trump cards these forces might have hidden.

With this in mind, Fang Yun activated his spiritual energy and used his lightness skill to hurry toward the Whale Gang's direction.

Meanwhile, the vines beneath the ground also surged up to the surface, following Fang Yun toward the Whale Gang.

Before long, Fang Yun reached the street where the Whale Gang was located.

The entire street was filled with armed individuals.

These people were dressed in various outfits, engaging in a frenzied assault against the gang members wearing Whale Gang uniforms.

At the same time, terrifying explosions could be heard from within the Whale Gang's base.

It was evident that a fierce battle between skilled fighters was taking place there.

Fang Yun quickly scanned the scene on the street, then leaped onto the rooftops on either side of the street.

He swiftly closed the distance to the Whale Gang's base.

Soon, Fang Yun arrived at the top of the Whale Gang's surrounding wall.

At that moment, he saw a dozen people inside the Whale Gang's base, divided into two battlefields.

On one side, ten individuals from different forces were encircling three elderly men dressed in Whale Gang attire.

On the other side, two middle-aged men from different forces were attacking the Whale Gang's leader, Lai Kuan.

One wielded a long staff, while the other held a longsword, both radiating yellow and golden light, respectively.

They continuously struck against the blue shield released by Lai Kuan.

The blue shield flickered with light under their attacks, glowing and dimming repeatedly.

Lai Kuan, holding a blue short dagger and standing in a horse stance, struggled to steady himself.

However, given that he had just been injured, he couldn't withstand the assault of two opponents of equal rank.

At that moment, he was coughing up blood, and his already-injured wounds were splitting open again, soaking his clothes in crimson.

Meanwhile, cracks began to appear in the short dagger he held.

It was clear that without intervention, Lai Kuan would soon die under their onslaught.

But since Fang Yun had already arrived atop the wall, he certainly wouldn't allow the two to kill Lai Kuan!